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Post by infinitygoddess on Jan 16, 2011 0:50:36 GMT -5
Err - I don't have anything helpful to add, except that I would definitely like to read such a story. I don't like good healthy strong characters who learn and grow and have happy endings. I much prefer destruction and chaos and death, lol.  I don't tend to like happy endings too often, either. I think that's why I like anime. The endings of an anime or manga series is never the same and feels more realistic in that sense to me (well, between that and the fact that I was born in Japan...I guess you can say that I left a bit of my heart in that country even though I was two when my family came stateside). My own stories tend to have that kind of varied ending and aren't full of light fluffy bunny stuff. There's also the chaos stuff involved as well, especially when it comes to my newest Sim story ('cuz when you have gods in the mix, one can expect some mayhem involved). Like this: Wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of those guys. And of course, MM's got its own kind of chaos, being that it's a story with vampires in it, so that's somewhat a given (and zombies too, of course) and eventually I plan on inviting some werewolves into the mix (thanks to getting Fun With Pets). Should be fun. It wasn't easy, of course getting into the back stories of The Three Brothers, as everything hinges on me getting specific characters just as they were initially introduced into the Main Story physically (I had to clone Pavel II from the first 'hood in order to get him right in the prequel 'hood and fix Maria's skintone, after all). I like writing "messy" stuff.  I also like characters that are flawed. Not one of mine is perfect, including my gods. |
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Post by celebkiriedhel on Jan 16, 2011 3:49:35 GMT -5
I think it can be. Take a strength and apply it inappropriately - and bang - you have a weakness.
Examples:
Someone who is a helper and protector, who keeps helping and protecting long after the need is over, ends up being a controller and emotional abuser. (e.g. the mother who never lets go of controlling her kids).
Strong-willed folks, who stay with friends when others abandon the friend are loyal. When they cling to bad friends, and bad beliefs they are stubborn.
Doctors who join the profession because they want to help and heal - and end up with a god complex. It's too much of the same.
Every Up has a down. Convincing the readers that they have a strength - you don't have them act out of character to unravel.
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Post by thelunarfox on Jan 16, 2011 8:34:03 GMT -5
I like that Kiri. That's something I believe in too. Sometimes our strengths are our weaknesses.
I haven't shared any stories of characters unraveling, and I haven't really delved into that yet, but there are probably stories I could tell that will involve someone coming undone. It's just one of those things you'd probably have to dive into head first and hope you find deep water. You just don't know until you do it.
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Post by laura on Jan 16, 2011 9:41:52 GMT -5
I think it can be. Take a strength and apply it inappropriately - and bang - you have a weakness. Examples: Someone who is a helper and protector, who keeps helping and protecting long after the need is over, ends up being a controller and emotional abuser. (e.g. the mother who never lets go of controlling her kids). Strong-willed folks, who stay with friends when others abandon the friend are loyal. When they cling to bad friends, and bad beliefs they are stubborn. Doctors who join the profession because they want to help and heal - and end up with a god complex. It's too much of the same. Every Up has a down. Convincing the readers that they have a strength - you don't have them act out of character to unravel. These are great examples, Kiri! Thank you! |
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